Leanpath and our foodservice partners prevented a massive amount of food waste in 2023: over 17 million pounds of food kept out of the bin. See how that translates into other environmental and social benefits to people and the planet...
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Leanpath CEO shares food waste insights on USAID's Kitchen Sink podcast
Posted by Leanpath on January 3, 2024
Leanpath CEO and Co-Founder Andrew Shakman joined USAID's food loss and waste podcast Kitchen Sink to share some perspectives on the importance of food waste prevention, the critical role of measurement in the prevention process, and how kitchen culture changes with a focus on food waste.
"If we want to have true system level impact, we need to do it at the prevention level," Andrew explains. "We're not going to compost our way out of a food waste problem that is immense and not stopping."
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US releases Draft National Food Waste Strategy at COP28
Posted by Steve Finn, VP of Sustainability & Public Affairs on January 3, 2024
Closing out a year with increasing focus on the importance of food waste reduction, the U.S. released its Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics in early December.
Release of the Draft National Strategy is significant, and in fact long overdue, as the U.S. committed to halving food loss and waste reduction in support of Target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back in 2015 – and a united, measurement-focused strategy is needed to get the U.S. on the proper pathway with urgency.
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Updating the Food Waste Hierarchy, elevating prevention
Posted by Steve Finn, VP of Sustainability & Public Affairs on November 3, 2023
Earlier this month, the US EPA’s food recovery hierarchy, the upside downtriangle which has guided food waste reduction efforts since the 1990s, got a makeover.
And that’s a good thing, as it reflects the continued evolution of research and elevation of activity on food waste reduction.
Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman named one of the 2023 Meaningful Business 100
Posted by Leanpath on October 11, 2023
Leanpath CEO Andrew Shakman has been named one of this year’s Meaningful Business 100, among a global group of leaders combining profit and purpose to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.
The 5th edition of the award recognizes social entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and impact investors whose work supports the UN Global Goals; in Leanpath’s case, Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 to halve global food waste by 2030.
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